Mining Incidents
Fatality · MSHA Record #220121420051

Maintenance Man

May 17, 2012 at 12:00 PM
Liberty Processing · Facility · Coal
Boone County, WV
Classification SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Type Fall from ladders
Investigator narrative
An employee suffered fatal injuries after he fell down the hoist-well from the 3rd floor onto the basement floor of the preparation plant. The employee was on a ladder when it slipped or shifted causing the employee and ladder to fall over the handrails and down the hoist-well. Employee was transported to the ER by EMS.
Record details
Activity at time of incident
Climb Scaffolds, Ladders
Subunit / location
MILL OPERATION/PREPARATION PLANT
Underground location
NO VALUE FOUND
Mining method
NO VALUE FOUND
Accident type
Fall from ladders
Source of injury
FLOOR,WALKING SURF-NOT UG
Nature of injury
MULTIPLE INJURIES
Body part affected
MULTIPLE PARTS (MORE THAN ONE MAJOR)
Total mining experience
39 years
Experience at this mine
13 years
Experience in this job
35 years
Degree of injury
FATALITY
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